wireshark: Bazaar dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-40)
Published Jul 19, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.80%
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the Bazaar protocol dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-bzr.c by properly handling items that are too long.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark-0:1.10.14-24.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark-0:1.10.14-24.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1047 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03797) | 89.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.85% (0.03846) | 88.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 16, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01628) | 82.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 66.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.13% (0.02126) | 73.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 66.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 57.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 56.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 65.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00460) | 74.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00460) | 72.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00407) | 70.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 63.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00224) | 59.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00138) | 47.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 34.20th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 33.50th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 73.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104847 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041608 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14368 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14841 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1607327 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6c44312f465014eb409d766a9828b7f101f6251c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00045.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14368
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14368
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-40.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
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